financial analyst Reading, England
Job description
Who are we?
Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing.
At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open.
What you will be doing?
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Regulatory Finance Analyst to join on a 4- 6 month contract. This is a varied and multi faceted role, working within a dedicated team of professionals.
Key responsibilities include-
- Supporting the completion of the PR24 financial reports including the APR and the data tables and ensuring that we have a robust audit trail.
- Implementing analytical standards for reporting and modelling KPIs to enable the business partners to drive added value with their respective business units.
- Supporting completion of the APR and the population of the PR24 data tables for each Business Unit/Directorate including impact performance and Risks and Opportunities.
- Providing the high-quality financial information required including leading and lagging levers, cost drivers, trend analysis, the so what and recommendations to assist decision making.
- Developing and implementing analytical standards for reporting and modelling KPIs with a view to automation.
- As a key financial liaison, partner with the various departments across Finance and the business to understand the End to End processes, identify hot spots and drive improvements.
- Monitoring of external reporting requirements and researching accounting issues to help drive the best Regulatory outcome for the company.
What you will bring to the role?
- Confidence of working with large volumes of data, whilst maintaining a strong audit.
- Thirst to know the what and the why and an Inquisitive mind.
- Experience of turning numbers into financial insight to share with finance and business managers.
- Strong analytical and forecasting abilities.
- Highly effective communication skills (listening and presenting ideas).
- Collaborative work style but also take ownership to complete tasks independently.
- Ideally, some experience of working with planning systems and reporting technology.
- Preferably some experience with business intelligence tools and developing data visualisations.
Essential
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree E.g. Finance, Economics, Maths.
- Good systems experience with Excel
- Highly Motivated Individual
Desirable but not essential
- Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA
- Systems Experience with PowerBi.
- Systems Experience with HFM.
What’s in it for you?
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with length of service and a wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career and flexible working arrangements.
We’re also proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.
Find out more about working at Thames Water.
We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities and the environment can thrive. This means, when a crisis happens, we all rally round to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an Ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and a earn bit of extra money along the way.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
